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Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

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In fact, the list of services you can watch the fight on is pretty impressive. Everything from the biggest promotions (well, with the exception of TNA Impact, but they can barely hold onto a TV deal, let alone build a full internet service), to some of the indies, are available online. If you can't get enough sports entertainment, is WWE 2K on Mobile worth the $7.99 cost of admission? Is WWE 2K on mobile worth its $7.99 cost of admission? Finally, WWE has released a simulation wrestling game for the mobile screen. Should you put your hard earned money for this one? Read More

WWE Network ($9.99 per month)

Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

If we're going to talk about places to watch the fight online, there's no better place to start than with the big man, the WWE Network (World Wrestling Entertainment). When most people think of wrestling, WWE (formally WWF) is the first promotion that comes to mind, and their online service lives up to the brand's reputation.

With a subscription, you get access to all WWE Pay Per View events Mayweather Versus Pacquiao Told in Punch Out!! Mayweather Versus Pacquiao Told in Punch Out!! For those of you who are boxing fans, and probably many of you who hardly ever watch a boxing match, you probably saw the "Fight of the Century" this weekend. Now watch on NES! Read More You can also access the company's massive endorsement catalog, including promotions like WCW (World Championship Wrestling) and ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling), which WWE now owns. There's also NXT, WWE's developmental brand (which many argue actually offers better action than the main roster), and all sorts of original series. If you like wrestling, a WWE Network subscription is not optional.

Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

The only gripe with WWE Network is that due to TV deals, you can't watch RAW and SmackDown (WWE's weekly TV shows) until long after they air live. This means you can't get your complete WWE solution without cable. Considering canceling cable? The true cost of cutting the cord considering canceling the cord? The True Cost of Cutting Cord When you add everything up, do you really save money by cutting cord? We do the necessary calculations to cancel the cable in favor of Internet services. Read more.

Ring of Honor ($7.99 a month)

Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

When it comes to independent wrestling promotions in North America, ROH is king. He has produced some of the greats in WWE today, and continues to have an incredible roster of talent. If you like that gritty indie wrestling style, you should sign up for ROH.

You'll get access to ROH's weekly TV show on Monday, when it normally airs on TV on Thursday, access to ROH's huge back catalog, and it'll all be available ad-free. If you want to see matches from names like Low Ki, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Antonio Cesaro, reigning WWE Champion Seth Rollins and more, you'll be totally hooked on Ring of Honor's online service. /P>

New wrestling world from Japan (approximately $8 per month)

Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

If you have always enjoyed the Japanese style of fighting, there is no better service for you than New Japan World. Like the WWE Network, you'll find live events streamed on their monthly service. Not everyone is here, but there is plenty of live stuff to see.

There's also a massive catalog of events and matches to watch, but keep in mind that most are not in English, so you'll need to appreciate the action inside the ring. Trust us though, the fighting here is top-notch, and worth signing up for just to appreciate the excellent work of some incredibly talented fighters.

Chikara ($7.99 a month)

Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

If you love tag team matches with an exciting wrestling style, you will love the content that Chikara offers. The matches are amazing, action packed and definitely worth the price of admission. Names like Sean Waltman (123-Kid, X-Pac, Sixx), CM Punk, El Generico (Sami Zayn) and many others have entered the squared circle in Chikara, and you can check them out with this service.

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Crushing wrestling ($7.49 a month)

Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

Smash Wrestling has been around since 2012, and it features some high-quality events. There is a total of 72 hours of wrestling content on the service, featuring 80 wrestlers, some of whom you may see on the big shows at some point in the future.

You can test the service by viewing Rival Schools 2014 free. This way, you make sure you like the quality and style before you sign up and spend your hard-earned money. You will find this free event at the bottom of the page. If you like the indie style of wrestling, you'll love Smash.

ICW On Demand ($5.99 per month)

Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

We can't just look at North American wrestling promotions, and that's where Insane Championship Wrestling comes in. The British promotion features a different style than the others on the list. The events are 18+ because they feature a more hardcore style, so if you remember the bloody days of ECW, you'll love the ICW content.

You'll find over 110 hours of on-demand fighting content and it's the cheapest monthly subscription on the list. If you're sick of the WWE Era and want a little more action, this service has you covered.

Demand progress ($7.40 a month)

Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

Staying in Europe, we have Progress Wrestling, a company that uses the “Professional Wrestling” tag line. For adults.” They also call themselves "Punk Rock Pro Wrestling." There's definitely a different feel to the violence that Progress offers, and the artists are really talented, so it's worth checking out.

The content library is a bit smaller, with over 40 hours of wrestling matches to watch. The promotion has events scheduled for all of 2015, so more content will definitely be added as time goes on to keep you busy.

WWN Live (Pay Per View)

Loving men in tights? 8 Painless Ways to Watch the Fight Online

This is not a site for a single promotion like the others on the list, but rather it is a place that offers pay per view events on the Internet for a wide range of promotions, the most notable of which is EVOLVE. The events are available live and on demand, although you have to pay for each one.

If you're a fan of wrestling and want to see everything that's out there, you can't ignore the events featured on WWN Live. While I wish there was a way to get unlimited access to all the matches shown here, there's so much fighting going on that you just can't pass it up!

More fight than you'll ever need

If you signed up for all of these monthly services, you'd be paying just under $60 per month. With that, you would be fighting more than you could see in a month. So what are you going to do?

The smart move is to work on a rotation, signing up for a few services a month (with the WWE Network on an ongoing subscription due to monthly live events). De esta manera, puedes ver lo que quieres de un servicio y pasar a los demás.

Ahora es el momento de dejar de escucharme hablar sobre la lucha libre e ir a ver algo por ti mismo. Literalmente, tienes miles de horas de lucha para ver, así que es mejor que te pongas a trabajar..

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